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Tag Archives: First World War
Remembering To Forget…Forgetting To Remember
In Britain…..there is Remembrance Sunday. And now we seem to have Armistice Day. There has always been Remembrance Sunday where the Queen of England laid a wreath on behalf of British citizens. Followed by the British Prime Minister, Opposition Leaders … Continue reading
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Tagged Armistice Day, First World War, John Major, Poppy, Remembrance, Second World War, The Troubles
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Three Decades of Half-Centenaries
When I became an active blogger over ten years ago, the”big theme” was the Decade of Centenaries. As regular readers will know, I prefer private remembering to public remembrance. We are entitled to remember our history as we wish. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloody Friday, Bloody Sunday, Cenotaph, Claudy, Conflict Resolution, decade of centenaries, Easter 1916, First World War, Milltown, Roselawn
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“….And Sailed Off For Gallipoli”
There are few anti-war songs that are better than Eric Bogle’s “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”. My favourite version being the Pogues. But what do we know about Gallipoli. Well…it was a British military disaster. And the point in History,where … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, decade of centenaries, First World War, Gallipoli, Genocide, letsgetalongerism, Turkey
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Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 